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News release prepared by: Stephanie Jacques, 785-532-3452, sjacques@k-state.edu
Monday, Sept. 10, 2012
Summer graduates: More than 580 students earn degrees
MANHATTAN -- More than 580 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University this summer. The graduates hail from 68 Kansas counties, 37 states and 25 countries. Of K-State's newest graduates, 35 also earned graduation honors for their outstanding academic work.
Degrees earned include more than 335 bachelor's, more than 200 master's, 45 doctorates and five associate degrees. Some students earned multiple degrees.
For outstanding academic work, 10 students graduated summa cum laude, K-State's top graduation honor. Eleven students graduated magna cum laude and 14 graduated cum laude. Summa cum laude graduates earned a 3.95 or higher cumulative academic average at K-State. Students qualify for magna cum laude with an average of 3.85 to 3.949, and students with averages of 3.75 to 3.849 graduate cum laude.
Summer 2012 graduates had the option of participating in K-State's spring or fall 2012 commencement ceremonies.
K-State students earning degrees and students earning graduation honors include:
Maryland
Baltimore: Patrick Elvin Trujillo, Master of Science
Massachusetts
Newton: Amanuel Kesete, Master of Science
Michigan
Bay City: Christopher Matthew Nakamura, Doctor of Philosophy
Deckerville: Kimberly Roberts, Master of Science
Remus: Samuel Alvarez-Angel Molina, Doctor of Philosophy
Sturgis: Ryan Connors Lytle, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Minnesota
Foley: Mark Gerard Gorecki, Master of Arts
Minneapolis: Leeah Marie Rodriguez, Master of Science
Spicer: Ryan Peder Tollefsrud, Master of Science
Mississippi
Corinth: Tealie Ragan Voyles, Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
Missouri
Butler: Jeri Lynn Fowler, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Gladstone: Jennifer Beth Egeland, Master of Science
Independence: David Patrick Brayer, cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Technology; Wilson Anthony Smith, Master of Science; Eva Melinda Steinman, Master of Regional and Community Planning
Kansas City: Travis Mikael Ballou, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Morgan Sophia Fry, Bachelor of Science; Amy Goldstein, Bachelor of Arts; Matthew Arthur Loehr, Doctor of Philosophy; Ryan Paul Myers, Bachelor of Science; Caroline Anne Fitzgerald Sweeney, Bachelor of Arts; Woldu Tuku, Master of Science
Lee's Summit: Kira Elizabeth Wylam, Master of Science
Norwood: Rebecca Charlotte Cancilla, Master of Science
Parkville: Tyler Evan Freeman, Doctor of Philosophy; Lee Eric Hoffman, Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Mgmt; Jean Marie Volk, Master of Science
Pleasant Hill: Sarah Ann Kimberlin, magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services
St. Charles: Alexander Todd Elmore, Master of Architecture
St. Peters: Lance Christopher Harris, Bachelor of Science
St. Louis: Caitlin Hannah Wall, Master of Science
